Photo by Kori Feener Mayor Walsh and various police agencies were no friends of civil liberties at Boston’s monster protests against the ultra right Despite the “mission accomplished” happy talk in most of the news media, Saturday’s 40,000-strong Boston protests against extremism—and the tiny ultra-right rally that sparked them— were only wins […]
GALLERY + INTERVIEW: MAJOR GROUP ART SHOW TAKES AIM AT POLICE VIOLENCE
It can be challenging to make art of any kind that asks people to engage with hard and heavy and ugly issues, but if you look for it there are artists everywhere taking it on.
STATE OF THE POLICE STATE: FROM THE BPD TO THE ACA, IT’S A JAILER’S WORLD—WE JUST SQUIRM IN IT
“The government should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to go on. We need to get real, we need to tell the truth.”
BLACK AND BLUE: THE DUELING WAYS OF VIEWING COP BEHAVIOR IN BOSTON
In the blue view, Boston is the bright exemption when it comes to rampant bad behavior on the force, and police here typically respect the civil rights of residents.
GUEST MEDIA FARM: HOW NOT TO REPORT ON POLICE BRUTALITY
When cases of police brutality appear on video, the local media tend to shut off their collective critical thinking skills and even side with the police. The coverage of the now-infamous video of off-duty Boston Police Department officer Edward Barrett attacking a pedestrian who hurt his feelings is a prime example of why you […]
BROKEN RECORDS: THE SUN DON’T SHINE IN MASSACHUSETTS
In the Commonwealth, even paying for public records doesn’t guarantee you’ll get them
THE THIN BLUE PAYWALL
If my public records request had been an embryo, my paper baby would be a month old by now.
POLICE UNION ATTORNEY BLAMES INTERNET FOR ALLEGED SENDING OF ‘HARMFUL’ PICTURES
Some advice for any lawyers out there: If at all possible, avoid saying publicly that you think it’s perfectly OK for grown police officers to send pictures of their genitals to teenagers.
LICENSE TO CONNIVE: BOSTON STILL TRACKS VEHICLES, LIES ABOUT IT, AND LEAVES SENSITIVE RESIDENT DATA EXPOSED ONLINE
This is not the first time Hub authorities have been caught with their guard down on this matter.
DEAR NATIONAL MEDIA: PLEASE COVER POLICE BRUTALITY IN BOSTON
Unless the national press takes a hard look at the BPD, Boston will continue moving backwards in this realm as other cities step toward progress.
